Mental Health Technician

CommonSpirit Health; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 19,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI Health Lasting Hope Recovery Center seeks a Mental Health Tech to support front and back office operations, assist psychiatrists and care teams, and help with medication management and vital signs.

You will handle reception, registrations, insurance processing, and basic nursing tasks, while maintaining confidentiality and high-quality patient service in a fast-paced psychiatric setting.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate and with at least 1 year of experience in mental health.
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• First Aid, within 6 months
• Basic Life Support Instructor, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Assists patients through a trauma informed care atmosphere in developing individuality and methods of self-expression.
• Assists patients in acknowledging and accepting responsibility for patterns through feedback and reinforcement.
• Provides emergency care and maintains a safe environment; performs basic nursing tasks and assists with orders.
• Provides trauma informed care and supervision to patients needing physical restraints or seclusion.
• Assists patients in dealing with relationship difficulties and supports socialization skills.
• Communicates effectively within a diverse team and participates in quality assurance and training.

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

*Job Summary and Responsibilities*

As our Mental Health Tech, you will be vital support for Behavioral Health's front and back office functions, assisting psychiatrists, patients, and the care management team. You'll ensure smooth operations, quality medication management, and clinical problem-solving. Every day you will provide basic medication triage, support services, and take vital signs for behavioral health patients. You'll manage front office reception, patient registration, insurance/copay processing, and telephones, while also handling back office tasks like refill requests, injections, and accurate EHR documentation. To be successful, you need strong multitasking, meticulous attention to detail, and a rapid ability to learn complex information accurately. Exceptional customer service, calm under pressure, EHR proficiency, and strict confidentiality are essential, along with flexibility to float.

• Assists patients through a trauma informed care atmosphere in the development of individuality and appropriate methods of self-expression through promoting an environment in which the patient can problem-solve and test out new behaviors.
• Assists the patients in acknowledging and accepting responsibility for psychological and behavioral patterns through providing feedback and positive reinforcement, consistently applying program rights and regulations, behavior modification program and communicating in an appropriate manner with the patients.
• Provides appropriate emergency care and maintains a safe environment. Maintains a secure environment and acts as a resource for emergency situations. Performs basic nursing tasks (i.e. but not limited to: vital signs, blood pressure, specimen collection, accu checks, weighing and assisting with ADL). Assists the nurse in carrying out orders that are within the scope of practice.
• Provides trauma informed care and supervision to patients needing physical restraints or seclusion.
• Assists the patient in dealing with relationship difficulties, supports and teaches appropriate socializations skills. Facilitates Its various supportive, classroom educational (where appropriate) and psych-educational activities.
• Communicates effectively utilizing both verbal and writing methods within a diverse and multicultural environment. Maintains appropriate communication networks and harmonious working relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team and other departments, through participating in staff meetings, quality assurance activities, safety, security and infection control programs, program development and implementation and all additional training assigned by leadership.
• Job Requirements*Required
• High School Graduate and with at least 1 year of experience in mental health., upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire or
• Basic Life Support Instructor, upon hire and
• First Aid, within 6 - months
• , upon hire

Preferred

• Bachelors Other in Human Service field or one year experience in the Behavioral Health field is preferred, upon hire or
• Graduate of aPsychiatric Assistant and Nurse Aide training program , upon hire

Where You'll Work

A 64-bed adult psychiatric facility, Lasting Hope Recovery Center is a place of healing. All of the rooms are private. At Lasting Hope Recovery Center, patients find comfort and a team of caring professionals working for them. Often, mental illness and substance abuse occur at the same time. CHI Health Lasting Hope Recovery Center offers an entire range of treatment and prevention services to meet the needs of patients experiencing both challenges. Treatment is built on personal strengths and support systems that treat individuals experiencing these illnesses.

*Pay Range*

$16.83 - $23.77 /hour